GM rethinking "SS"

From the Detroit News

General Motors Corp. is rethinking the way its uses the SS moniker that has adorned souped-up Chevrolets since 1961. Read the rest of the story here:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061215/AUTO01/612150414/1148

Bout time… they were getting way too carried away with all the “SS” cars…

Prelude to making it exclusive with the Z06 successor/Blue Devil?

You mean to tell me that the current SS malibu isn’t a sports car??

Fuck. I was really pumped about the upcoming Aveo SS:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/focusinprogress/Untitled-1.jpg

Silly GM, re-badging slow cars is for imports!

yea i have to agree they were getting carried away with all the ss models out there

Chrome SS badges Cost to much

Eh…never really bothered me much…A Colbalt is still a Cobalt and a Impala is still a Impala, SS badge or not.

dodge/chrysler did the same shit with hemi - cant we just expect that these domestic companies are gonna screw up over and over again trying to keep up with all the other guys ?? :stuck_out_tongue:

minus the 96 era… I <3 that generation

hahaha my chop made it in here siqqq.

thank god they are gonna stop being retards about the SS badges

god i love 96 impala SS’s

Oh yeah, I forgot about them. Those are real cool cars. Heavier than shit, but still has to be a fun car.

work equips are teh sex

ss = super slow

:slight_smile: kidding.

GM has a history of building up a brand/models credibility and then squandering it. I mean, compare this

To this:

http://www.gmcanada.com/images/vehicles/2006/chevrolet/impala/chev_impa_mode_02_main.jpg

Of course, GM isn’t the only one to do this.

http://www.motorcities.com/media/image/640/05EO0340919642M/1969-Dodge-Charger-Daytona-Hemi-M-640.jpeg

http://images.automotive.com/cob/factory_automotive/images/Features/auto_shows/2006_LAAS/2006_Dodge_Charger_RT%20Daytona_side.jpg

I am a dumbestic guy, but these people really need a clue.

your first compairason is a malibu to a new SS

you get this

http://www.daniellmotors.com/images/Impala%2062%20SS/ss.jpg

turns into this

http://www.autobytel.com/images/2006/Chevrolet/Impala/400/2006_Chevrolet_Impala_ss_front34.jpg

I know, I was around when you could buy them new :slight_smile: It’s still an “SS” though.

bah I ment your first compairason is between a malibu and a new impala SS, typing while on the phone is hard for me

The “other” Daytona:

http://i15.ebayimg.com/02/i/03/4e/1b/fa_1_b.JPG

http://www.swiftindavis.com/sblog/media/1/20050220-DodgeRamDaytona1.jpg

Trucks with wings. :bloated: